USGS Home
Contact USGS
Search USGS

National Water Information System: Web Interface

USGS Water Resources   

Data Category:
Home Current Conditions Site Information Mapper Surface Water Groundwater Water Quality Water Use Revisions Geographic Area:
United States Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas British Columbia California Canton and Enderbury Islands Colorado Connecticut Delaware Dist. of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Johnston Atoll Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Midway Islands Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island Ryukyu Islands, Southern South Carolina South Dakota Swan Islands Tennessee Texas Trust Territories, Pacific Is U.S.Misc Caribbean Islands U.S.Misc Pacific Islands Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Wake Island Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Page Loading - Please Wait...

This page will be decommissioned in early 2026. Please find the modernized pages in WDFN that suit you best. Learn more about our modernization plans and timeline.

DESCRIPTION:

Latitude 38°28'19.17",   Longitude 81°17'03.77"   NAD27

Kanawha County, West Virginia, Hydrologic Unit 05050007

Drainage area: 1,145 square miles

Datum of gage: 603.6 feet above   NAVD88.

AVAILABLE DATA:

Data Type	Begin Date	End Date	Count
Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)	1996-10-01	2026-01-19
Daily Data
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	1960-11-10	1986-09-29	10538
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1928-10-01	2026-01-18	35538
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius	1985-02-15	1986-09-29	582
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, broad band light source (400-680 nm), detection angle 90 +-30 degrees to incident light, nephelometric turbidity units (NTU)	1985-02-15	1986-09-29	583
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1985-02-15	1986-09-29	592
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1985-02-15	1986-09-29	592
Daily Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1928-10-01	2025-06-15	35322
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1985-02-15	1986-09-29	592
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1985-02-15	1986-09-29	592
Monthly Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1928-10	2025-06
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1985-02	1986-09
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1985-02	1986-09
Annual Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1929	2025
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1985	1986
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1985	1986
Peak streamflow	1918-03-13	2024-02-13	97
Field measurements	1928-11-22	2026-01-12	888
Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP)	1945-07-02	1986-10-30	243
Water-Year Summary	2006	2024	19
Revisions	Loading...

OPERATION:

Record for this site is maintained by the USGS West Virginia Water Science Center

Email questions about this site to West Virginia Water Science Center Water-Data Inquiries